"And he shut the doors of his house in the face of the mightiest of all the dwellers in Eä"Bpgk!
Oh, and by the way.. Hansi is God
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Just finished the Dark Tower series and I am very impressed. The ending is genius and leaves you thinking for quite a time.
The story as a whole is so beautiful, powerful and full of emotions. All characters are well-developed and unique, especially Randall Flagg has a very stong and vivid identity.
I really recommand it to those who haven't yet read it.

Now currently I am reading a book about western philosophy which is very interesting.

On my to-read list are: the Silmarillion, Dune and maybe the Wheel of Time.
I am also planning on reading The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.

Cigoth wrote:Just finished the Dark Tower series and I am very impressed. The ending is genius and leaves you thinking for quite a time.
The story as a whole is so beautiful, powerful and full of emotions. All characters are well-developed and unique, especially Randall Flagg has a very stong and vivid identity.
I really recommand it to those who haven't yet read it.

Now currently I am reading a book about western philosophy which is very interesting.

On my to-read list are: the Silmarillion, Dune and maybe the Wheel of Time.
I am also planning on reading The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.

I just read The Gunslinger, and I thought it was a good book. However, I either am just not into that style of writing, or it's not the kind of book I want to read right now, because I don't find myself wanting to read the next one. Maybe I will later.

'Nowhere has this renunciation of man's transience been more joyous or uplifting than in the medium of airport carpets.'

Led Guardian wrote:
I just read The Gunslinger, and I thought it was a good book. However, I either am just not into that style of writing, or it's not the kind of book I want to read right now, because I don't find myself wanting to read the next one. Maybe I will later.

Yeah that's pretty much the problem with Stephen King's writings. Alot of people love his style but as many people hate it.
I also had some hard times reading his books. I notice people stopping after the first book because it just doesn't motivate enough to read the second one, which makes perfect sense to me.

The second one had some exciting parts, but it was really the third one that motivated me to continue the series. I rushed some parts in books 4, 5 and 6 (book 4 was really beautiful though), but then in book 7 the story really became interesting again. I think the story as whole is a true masterpiece of imagination. Using books to transfer that story is tricky of course.

it's been a long time since I logged in these forums and im sure not many remember me.

anyhow,i was wondering if someone could perhaps suggest a book about the american civil war?
i am really interested in that era but i cant seem to find a decent book.

im looking for a either a book based on historic facts,or perhaps a historic novel(? meaning there could be perhaps a plot based around a main character,and while this plot evolves we get to learn more about this time period)

and to remain on-topic:

Reading the awesome trilogy of Bernard Cornwell about the Arthurian legend.

Just finished the first book: King of Winter
Now reading the second :Enemy of God

Reading The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. I'm only halfway through, but this book has awed me every page. It's just one of those books that completely changes the way you look at the world.

Though the towers of the city are denied to we men of clay
still we know we shall scale the heights some day.
Frightened in the silence -
frightened, but thinking very hard,
let us make computations of the stars.

Cigoth wrote:Just finished the Dark Tower series and I am very impressed. The ending is genius and leaves you thinking for quite a time.
The story as a whole is so beautiful, powerful and full of emotions. All characters are well-developed and unique, especially Randall Flagg has a very stong and vivid identity.
I really recommand it to those who haven't yet read it.

Now currently I am reading a book about western philosophy which is very interesting.

On my to-read list are: the Silmarillion, Dune and maybe the Wheel of Time.
I am also planning on reading The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.

I just read The Gunslinger, and I thought it was a good book. However, I either am just not into that style of writing, or it's not the kind of book I want to read right now, because I don't find myself wanting to read the next one. Maybe I will later.

I felt the same way, the gunslinger wasnt anything amazing, the story takes a whole new direction and really finds its voice in The Drawing of The Three, its completely different from the gunslinger, i kind of forced myself to start tDot3 but when I did, after the first couple chapters, i fell in love

I'm waiting for the last books of Wheel of Time. Current spare time books: Harald Welzer - Das kommunikative Gedächtnis (just about: The communicative memory) and a overview-book on ancient greek art and architecture.

Best vampire novel ever.
I picked up Robert Jordan's "The Dragon Reborn" again...
apart from that I'm reading several books about merit goods and Tolkien for University...

"And he shut the doors of his house in the face of the mightiest of all the dwellers in Eä"Bpgk!
Oh, and by the way.. Hansi is God
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it's been a long time since I logged in these forums and im sure not many remember me.

anyhow,i was wondering if someone could perhaps suggest a book about the american civil war?
i am really interested in that era but i cant seem to find a decent book.

im looking for a either a book based on historic facts,or perhaps a historic novel(? meaning there could be perhaps a plot based around a main character,and while this plot evolves we get to learn more about this time period)

and to remain on-topic:

Reading the awesome trilogy of Bernard Cornwell about the Arthurian legend.

Just finished the first book: King of Winter
Now reading the second :Enemy of God

Look up The Journals of Robert Rogers, it is excellent!

I just finished The Road (Nearly committed suicide after that, bloody depressing!) and am just about to start Into the Wild (another depressing story!) so if you don't ever hear from me again you'll know why!

Alighieris Commedia is one great piece of literature with many influences on for ex. visual arts. From time to time I spend some of my spare time on research on artists concerning with the Commedia. Unfortunately I lack the ability to understand the Italian language.

Just started the Darksword Trilogy, Simkin has arrived so it is going to get very silly from here on in! I love this trilogy, but refuse to read the "fourth" add on book that was wrote as an after thought. I'll keep it as a trilogy, it was better that way.

Currently reading Tolkiens essay "On Fairy-Stories", to be found in "Tree and Leaf"... very interesting...

"And he shut the doors of his house in the face of the mightiest of all the dwellers in Eä"Bpgk!
Oh, and by the way.. Hansi is God
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Though the towers of the city are denied to we men of clay
still we know we shall scale the heights some day.
Frightened in the silence -
frightened, but thinking very hard,
let us make computations of the stars.

A paper on spatial politics in early modern england,
Richard Sennet's The Corruption of Character - Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism as well as Tad William's Shadowrise for light entertainment.

http://www.gedichtblog.deThey say that there's a broken light for every heart on Broadway.
They say that life's a game, then they take the board away.
They give you masks and costumes and an outline of the story
Then leave you all to improvise their vicious cabaret...